2018 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

The 2018 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Patriot League for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held on February 27, March 1, 4, and 7, 2018 with the higher seed in each matchup hosting at their respective campus sites.

2018 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2017–18
Teams	10
Site	Campus sites
Champions	Bucknell (6th title)
Winning coach	Nathan Davis (2nd title)
MVP	Stephen Brown (Bucknell)
Attendance	16,325
Television	PLN, CBSSN
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2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	16	–	2		.889			25	–	10		.714
Colgate	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Navy	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Lehigh	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
Boston University	10	–	8		.556			15	–	16		.484
Holy Cross	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
Lafayette	7	–	11		.389			10	–	21		.323
Army	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Loyola (MD)	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
American	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2018 Patriot League tournament winner

Bucknell defeated Colgate in the championship game to win the tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Seeds

All 10 Patriot League teams were eligible for the tournament. The top six teams received a first round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

With a win over Loyola (MD) on February 14, 2018, Bucknell clinched the Patriot League regular season championship for the seventh time in the previous eight years and earned the No. 1 seed.^[1][2]

Seed	School	Conf	Tiebreaker 1	Tiebreaker 2	Tiebreaker 3	Tiebreaker 4	Tiebreaker 5
1	Bucknell	16–2
2	Colgate	12–6
3	Navy	11–7	2–0 vs Lehigh
4	Lehigh	11–7	0–2 vs Navy
5	Boston University	10–8
6	Holy Cross	8–10
7	Lafayette	7–11
8	Loyola (MD)	6–12	1–1 vs Army	0–2 vs Bucknell	0–2 vs Colgate	2–2 vs Navy/Lehigh	1–1 vs BU
9	Army	6–12	1–1 vs Loyola	0–2 vs Bucknell	0–2 vs Colgate	2–2 vs Navy/Lehigh	0–2 vs BU
10	American	3–15

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup	Score	Attendance	Television
First round – Tuesday, February 27
1	7:00 pm	No. 9 Army at No. 8 Loyola (MD)	79–82	413	PLN
2	7:30 pm	No. 10 American at No. 7 Lafayette	86–93	1,774
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 1
3	7:00 pm	No. 8 Loyola (MD) at No. 1 Bucknell	78–83	2,492	PLN
4	7:00 pm	No. 5 Boston University at No. 4 Lehigh	88–82	1,491
5	7:00 pm	No. 6 Holy Cross at No. 3 Navy	81–65	667
6	7:00 pm	No. 7 Lafayette at No. 2 Colgate	54–76	1,338
Semifinals – Sunday, March 4
7	12:00 pm	No. 6 Holy Cross at No. 2 Colgate	55–62	1,279	CBSSN
8	2:00 pm	No. 5 Boston University at No. 1 Bucknell	59–90	2,925
Championship – Wednesday, March 7
9	7:30 pm	No. 2 Colgate at No. 1 Bucknell	54–83	3,946	CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

	First round February 27 Patriot League Network					Quarterfinals March 1 Patriot League Network					Semifinals March 4 CBS Sports Network					Championship March 7 CBS Sports Network
						1	Bucknell	83
						8	Loyola (MD)	78
	8	Loyola (MD)	82
	9	Army	79
											1	Bucknell	90
											5	Boston University	59
						4	Lehigh	82
						5	Boston University	88
																1	Bucknell	83
																2	Colgate	54
						2	Colgate	76
						7	Lafayette	54
	7	Lafayette	93
	10	American	86
											2	Colgate	62
											6	Holy Cross	55
						3	Navy	65
						6	Holy Cross	81

References

1. "Bucknell beats Loyola 94-53, clinches Patriot League title". ESPN. Associated Press. February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
2. Funk, Josh. "Men's College Basketball: Bucknell dominates Loyola, clinches Patriot League tourney's top seed". The Daily Item. Retrieved February 22, 2018.